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I. ITS PARTIALNESS (ver. 30).

1. Christ was a worker. He had a wonderful mission to discharge within a brief time. Every day was crowded with deeds.

2. These deeds were signs —

(1)  Of His preternatural might.

(2)  Of His matchless philanthropy.

(3)  Of His immeasurable possibilities.

3. The recorded signs were only a small portion of what He accomplished; but —

(1)  They are sufficient for our purpose.

(2)  They suggest a wonderful history for future study.

II. ITS PURPOSE (ver. 31). The facts of Christ's life are written in order —

1. To reveal Him.

(1)  His power.

(2)  His love.

(3)  His transcendent excellence.

2. That men may believe in Him. How could they believe in Him of whom they have not heard. Faith in Him is at once —

(1)  The most essential, and —

(2)  The most practicable of all faiths. It is easier to believe in a person than in a proposition, and to believe in a transcendently good person than in any other.

3. That through faith men may have the highest life. What is this: Supreme sympathy with the supremely good. Man lost this at the Fall, and the loss is his guilt and ruin. The mission of Christ is to resuscitate it, and to fill souls with the love of God.

(D. Thomas, D. D.)

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KJV: And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

WEB: Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;